Dispatch: August 4, 2023
Dispatch: A summary of recent business appointments and announcements, plus upcoming events for the week ahead
APPOINTED Aimee Dezeure, associate, construction law, commercial litigation and employment law groups, Brown Beattie O’Donovan LLP.
SELECTED Info-Tech Research Group, for participation in the US Department of Defence Enterprise Software Initiative program.
AWARDED Gary Coakley (owner, Coakleys), Bronze Award, Shoe Service Institute of America’s 2023 Silver Cup Contest.
PROMOTED Phil Smith, to Amazon marketing lead, USA and Canada, 3M.
ANNOUNCED By the Ontario government, a $1.3-million investment in Fanshawe College’s Corporate Training Solutions to launch free pre-apprentice programs in carpentry, welding and automotive service technicians.
NAMED London, Ontario, as a top 10 emerging tech market (eighth ranking), according to the CBRE Scoring Tech Talent 2023 Report.
APPOINTED Melissa Zuleta Jiménez, digital content coordinator, King’s University College.
ANNOUNCED By Exponent Energy, distribution expansion to three U.S. states: Hawaii, Illinois and California. APPOINTED Brad Holmes, plant manager, Amsted Automotive.
PUBLISHED By Mark Kearney (lecturer, Western University): Al Christie: Hollywood’s Forgotten Film Pioneer.
PROMOTED Jamie Noseworthy, to recruitment associate, London Health Sciences Centre.
ANNOUNCED By Pillar Nonprofit Network, receipt of $240,000 Lawson Foundation grant to support community-based organizations over three years.
APPOINTED Leith Mahkewa, 2023-2024 Indigenous artist-in-residence, Western University (commencing September 2023).
ANNOUNCED By Flair Airlines, direct flights between London and Cancun, Mexico (twice weekly), beginning November 29, 2023, and to Orlando, Florida (twice weekly), starting January 22, 2024.
PROMOTED Andrew Baerthel, to associate director, member services, McLean & Company.
August 8: Summer Series: Understanding Your Customer
August 9: Start Exporting With Government Funding
August 10: #PolicyTalk: Defining Shared Goals
August 10: Film London Seminar-Producing 101